I promise not to mind a late Spring, as long as it is followed by a late Winter

7:11 am

mamcitadbh

then I will thank Rubyt

7:19 am

lbdawger

tadone! finito!

7:19 am

Biltong

Congrats, lbd :)

7:19 am

Uneaixoise

yay, dawg!!

7:20 am

sprite

wtg dawg, and hi Une

7:20 am

Uneaixoise

hey spritey :-)

7:20 am

Uneaixoise

BR, really like your new icon :-)

7:23 am

Uneaixoise

BRB -- need to nuke coffee . . .

7:27 am

lbdawger

hi unea

7:28 am

bichon

mama where are you that you are getting all this snow?

7:28 am

movieman

clue for the lonely o in the second column plz

7:29 am

pida 1

Morning everyone, long time,not here

7:29 am

sprite

ox4/10, and hi movie my man

7:29 am

sprite

hi bichon and pida

7:29 am

mamcitadbh

new hampshire

7:29 am

mamcitadbh

tonight into tomorrow

7:29 am

movieman

ty sprite, and hi to you

7:30 am

Riverdance

Good Morning Everyone

7:31 am

bichon

I'm here in CT and it sounds awful for tomorrow, but it's going to mix with rain and freezing rain

7:31 am

sprite

hi River

7:31 am

bichon

hi River

7:31 am

Riverdance

mam - I am in NH - where do you live?

7:31 am

mamcitadbh

Keene, and you?

7:31 am

sprite

I'd suggest getting enough groceries and cuddling up indoors, mamcita

7:31 am

Riverdance

I couldn't believe when I heard on the news we are expected another foot

7:32 am

Riverdance

In am in Weare - 50 minutes from you

7:32 am

mamcitadbh

yep we are 12-18 inches here, but they have been off the last three storms for us so...

7:32 am

Anniebrook

hello everyone

7:32 am

sprite

hi Annie :) How are you today?

7:32 am

bichon

hi Annie

7:32 am

Riverdance

HI Annie

7:33 am

Anniebrook

another storm for NH, wow, enough!

7:33 am

Anniebrook

hi bichon

7:33 am

Anniebrook

and hi sprite and River

7:33 am

Riverdance

YOu said it Annie - I have had enough of this white stuff

7:33 am

mamcitadbh

we are down in the valley a bit so we miss a lot that the surrounding towns get\

7:33 am

Mom

good morning to all

7:33 am

bichon

Annie, it's going to be bad in CT also

7:33 am

mamcitadbh

Not me I love the snow

7:33 am

Riverdance

I live in a higher elevation so we get hit every time

7:33 am

Anniebrook

bichon, how bad?

7:34 am

mamcitadbh

Although it sounds like a snow day tomorrow, that will bring us up to 5 this year!!!!

7:34 am

bichon

3-6" with freezing rain and plain rain

7:34 am

mamcitadbh

Conn actually sounds worse to me

7:34 am

Riverdance

Yikes - I havent been keeping track of snow days but I dont think we have that many - we were lucky that a couple storms hit during vacation week

7:34 am

mamcitadbh

we may get more but it is supposed to be pure snow

7:35 am

Riverdance

I hate freezing rain/sleet - rather have the snow

7:35 am

Anniebrook

bichon, thanks, my grandson is playing baseball tomorrow trying out for the HS team. I hope they cancel it.

7:35 am

bichon

Probably the shoveling won't be bad, but the driving will be awful

7:35 am

Riverdance

wow that seems early Annie - they may have to do tryouts inside

7:35 am

Riverdance

its supposed to be a very wet snow again

7:35 am

mamcitadbh

We ended up with two days off this fall because of Sandy

7:35 am

Anniebrook

river, I hope so.

7:36 am

mamcitadbh

my kids were always playing Lacrosse in March, practicing in parking lots whnere the was no snow

7:36 am

Riverdance

we still have way too much snow on the ground here for any outside tryouts....track is on hold until it melts

7:36 am

lbdawger

hi annie, river, bichon, (((MOM)))

7:36 am

Anniebrook

name that proper noun, Don Quixote's sidekick

7:36 am

pida 1

Can anyone send me a link to the new Babble expert, that isn't is a compressed ZIP form. I lost my link to it, computor failure, and lickety file is zipped, and I can't open it. If you can, e-mail it to me please. I don't have any of the extras on this link. Pls & thanx

7:37 am

Mom

(((LBD))) good morning

7:37 am

sprite

hi Mom *hug*

7:37 am

Riverdance

(((Mom))) you snuck in and I missed it

7:37 am

bichon

Sancho Panz

7:37 am

bichon

hi Mom

7:37 am

Anniebrook

hi dawg :)

7:37 am

bichon

*Panza

7:37 am

Mom

((Sprite)) and ((River)) good morning

7:37 am

Anniebrook

ding ding ding!

7:37 am

Mom

hello Bichon

7:37 am

sprite

there is a link at the top of my profile, pida, but I am not sure about the format... might be the zip file.

7:37 am

Anniebrook

(Mom)) did you get my emails yesterday?

7:37 am

mamcitadbh

gotta run all before the day gets away from me totally. Will be back later to beat my head against the Babble wall. :)

7:38 am

Mom

((Annie))) and I did and replied. I am sooooooo excited

7:38 am

sprite

bye mamcita, have a good day

7:38 am

Anniebrook

bye mama, till later

7:38 am

mamcitadbh

thank you

7:38 am

Mom

bye bye mamcita, have a great day

7:38 am

lbdawger

Hi Pida!! Lickety's expert doesn't work on windows 7...at least not for me, so i dumped my copy.

7:38 am

mamcitadbh

You too

7:38 am

Anniebrook

I will mail them this afternoon, Mom

7:38 am

lbdawger

bye, mamcita

7:38 am

Mom

Hi Pida, I am working off a mac, sorry

7:38 am

mamcitadbh

Bye Ibdawger

7:39 am

Mom

Annie, you are such a sweetheart

7:39 am

Anniebrook

Mom, thanks and so are you.

7:39 am

bichon

na 5/12?

7:39 am

lynxxx

Hello everyone.

7:39 am

mamcitadbh

Good luck in Weare tomorrow River

7:39 am

Mom

<---blushing

7:39 am

pida 1

Ibd, how do you 'dump' a file?

7:39 am

lbdawger

female name, bichon

7:39 am

Mom

hello ((Lynxxx))

7:39 am

sprite

hi lyn :) xxx

7:39 am

lynxxx

Hi Dawg - Just got Windows 7 actually, Lickety worked OK for me when I put it on

7:39 am

lbdawger

trashed it, Pida

7:39 am

bichon

ty dawg

7:39 am

Anniebrook

lynxxxxie, good evening

7:40 am

pida 1

OK, thnx

7:40 am

lbdawger

oh! then I might have to try downloading it again. it quit working for me ages ago, so i just figured Lickety hadn't configured it for 7

7:40 am

lynxxx

hi Mom - haven't seen you for ages

7:41 am

lbdawger

hi Lynxxx

7:41 am

BzznBea

Bichon, na5 is a shortened woman's name.

7:41 am

Mom

I think we were missing one another, Lynxxx. I am only here in the morning for just a bit

7:42 am

lynxxx

maybe the Daylight changes as well

7:42 am

Mom

probably. do you do daylight savings time?

7:42 am

lbdawger

destination file cannot be created...whaaaaa

7:42 am

lbdawger

hi bzzz

7:43 am

lynxxx

we do at the moment, I was just about to check when it finishes actually

7:43 am

Mom

hello bzz

7:43 am

Mom

oh no, LBD!!!

7:43 am

BzznBea

Good morning, all.

7:43 am

sprite

hi Bea

7:43 am

Mom

this starting in March is too early. I liked it better when it started in May

I have a bone spur, arthritis, and bicep tendinitis in my shoulder, but it got better after a cortisone inj and not playing tennis. Now it is hurting again and I'm not even playing tennis. :-( And I'm not even 40 yet.

the ro5 before it is a celtic word for heather. . . canna see how to make that into a person? one who heathers?

2:32 pm

Nef

My head cleared up on Friday night, but it came back Sat. evening again. I'm doing all the "right" things so far

2:32 pm

MollyL

Do sinus infections go away on their own?

2:32 pm

Nef

no Molly. THis blizzard hit this AM. Our driveway is snowed back in (the plow guy was by earlier)

2:35 pm

Nef

aI'm doing the increased humidity, nasal saline sprays; warm packs, etc. to loosen it up and get the gunk out. That will often allow the sinsuses to drain and the infection may go away.

2:35 pm

TraderKate

mh word defined...
Electricity . the SI unit of electrical conductance, equal to the reciprocal of the ohm and replacing the equivalent MKS unit

2:36 pm

jmcnrick

it is the plural of the last name of the guy who thought it up. . .

2:36 pm

MollyL

Oh yeah, that one will stick in my brain.

2:36 pm

jmcnrick

just remeber ohms backwards . . . .

2:37 pm

TraderKate

if i remember my grade 7 science class.. he made a hardness scale for minerals etc.... a diamond is 10 and graphite is 1

2:37 pm

MollyL

I had no idea you could get rid of an infection without antibiotics. I have learned my something new today.

2:39 pm

TraderKate

most of the time, your body will fight it off on its own, as long as your immune system is okay, problem is that it usually takes more time than you're willing to give it... and all the pain/discomfort that goes along with it

2:39 pm

sajarn

hi back, jmcnrick-got lost in the grid, I hope you are well

2:41 pm

jmcnrick

a bit of a headache. . .i think it is from lack of sleep. . . work up after an hour for no apparent reason and stayed up until 5 am

2:41 pm

Nef

Molly, if the infection is viral, then no amount or type of antibiotic will help. If it's bacterial, then you can use the antibiotics

2:41 pm

Nef

yuk, jmc! That's no fun!

2:41 pm

MollyL

How do you know which is which?

2:41 pm

jmcnrick

I am coming to Colorado in July . . . if you are around maybe we can meet up. . .

2:42 pm

jmcnrick

no it wasn't but i got a lot of cleaning done. . .i have found that if i am not going to sleep that getting something done makes it almost worthwhile. . .

2:42 pm

stidgmere

Fire works early for me. Have a great day. Going to warm up soup for lunch.

2:42 pm

Nef

Since you asked, Molly;there's an old saying about the color of the snot

2:43 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo stidg!!

2:43 pm

TraderKate

bye stidggie, congratulations!

2:43 pm

jmcnrick

green means?

2:43 pm

Nef

YAY, stidgmere!!! WTG!!!

2:43 pm

TraderKate

please describe it in technicolour nef ;)

2:44 pm

stidgmere

Thank you all for your company today.

2:44 pm

TraderKate

hoser is so a word..... ask any canuck!

2:45 pm

jmcnrick

you are welcome stidg. . . always delight to see you

2:45 pm

Nef

"white clear or yellow, let it mellow;
Gold brown or green; You need to be seen"

2:45 pm

bichon

Hi Kate, something to tell you. Have you ever heard of the skating page, FSU. It has lots of forums and blogging. You do have to pay a small amount to get to the competition forums.

2:45 pm

jmcnrick

hi bichon

2:46 pm

Nef

hi bichon.

2:46 pm

bichon

i nef, jmc

2:46 pm

TraderKate

hi bichon! hadn't heard of that one either.. for next season i will look into a few of them. i will have to set up a paypal account i think

2:47 pm

jmcnrick

try to avoid paypal. . .they cheated me. . .

2:47 pm

jmcnrick

i use credit cards and bank accounts but not paypal. . .

2:47 pm

bichon

I think you do need PayPal. If you send me your email address [muffinbiscuit@gmail.com] I will send you the URL

2:48 pm

bichon

I've used PayPal a lot on EBay, but can't say I've had any problem

2:49 pm

jmcnrick

they held my money for 2 mo5s claiming it was my bank but it was out of my account and my bank said they gave it to paypal. . .

2:49 pm

Nef

I've used for years; I've never had a problem with i, jmc. How did they cheat you?

2:49 pm

jmcnrick

multiply that times the number of transactions they do. . .

2:50 pm

jmcnrick

*claiming that my bank put a hold on it

2:50 pm

TraderKate

therein lies the problem jmc,
bichon e-mail is c_k_skinner@yahoo.ca (not .com)
e-mail is also in my pofile, i think... i will make a point of looking at it in the next few days - i haven't been checking e-mail regularly for a while

2:50 pm

Nef

wow.

2:51 pm

jmcnrick

i spoke with the manager of my branch at the time. . .

2:52 pm

bichon

Kate, I sent you the URL. The forums marked private are those you need to join for. I read it a whole lot. Lots of Canadians on it. You can tell, they love their skaters

2:54 pm

TraderKate

they always say we are so suupportive and knowledgeable, but i wonder if they don't say that to everyone? i'd like to think that we pull for everyone and just want a really great competition regardless of nationality

2:56 pm

bichon

I think so Kate. But I think the Canadians cheer and then some

2:57 pm

TraderKate

i was screqaming my head off! for everyone :))

3:00 pm

bichon

Did you watch the Ladies? I felt badly for Osmond, she has great potential.

3:00 pm

TraderKate

gonna take 5, only need 5 words now. bbs

3:00 pm

jmcnrick

bye trader

3:09 pm

TraderKate

watched all of it that was aired bichon. that was a lot of pressure for a 17 year old, thought she did very well under the circumstances, looking forward to watching her in the future.
thought the whole competition was really exciting - held my breath more than once....

3:12 pm

jmcnrick

bbl

3:13 pm

jmcnrick

1/2 way

3:13 pm

TraderKate

bye jmc, see you tomorrow

3:17 pm

TraderKate

FIREWORKS!
that was a toughie for me... THANK YOU LICKETY :))

3:18 pm

Nef

Sorry, on a phone call.
YAY,TraderKate!!! WTG!!!

3:19 pm

TraderKate

last word se 5/18 9first one)
a goat antelope of the genus Capricornis, of eastern Asia, related to the goral: the Sumatran se 5/18 is endangered

ANd if Molly is around; she should be glad to know I called the Nurse Line and told them my symptoms and what I'm doing for my sinuses and cold; and I don't have to be seen; just continue home remedies. (My nurse friend bullied me i*** it because of DH being immunosuppressed)

3:22 pm

Nef

Hi smores.

3:22 pm

smores

Just got back from a job interview ( hate interviews)

3:22 pm

smores

Hi Nef :)

3:22 pm

TraderKate

hi smores :)
nef - are you using saline solution spray for nose? it helps..

3:22 pm

Nef

Oh! How did it go?

3:23 pm

Nef

Yes, maam (TK)

3:23 pm

TraderKate

<---- crossing fingers for smores

3:23 pm

Nef

I believe in that stuff; I actually make the saline , boil it and the containers and refill them.

3:24 pm

TraderKate

just what i wuld have suggested... or the no name version... who needs "the science of the sea" brand at their inflated prices??

3:24 pm

Nef

what position was the interview for smores?

3:25 pm

smores

I think it went well, of course won't know anything for a few days.

3:25 pm

Nef

TK, it's also better for the environment. And yes, I use generic too

3:26 pm

TraderKate

you must keep us abreast smores... details please :)

3:29 pm

Nef

please do tell us, smores. My son is unemployed right now and hasn't had much luck yet; but he's still hopeful.

3:29 pm

TraderKate

there have been a lot of small grids lately, just looked at the archives for what i missed on the weekend, hope wednesday's grid will be a good size

3:30 pm

TraderKate

smores has been kidnapped... or she's on the phone lol

3:31 pm

Nef

I suppose she has to tell others about the interview too. :-)

3:35 pm

TraderKate

:)) i could use some good news in that department, been looking for quite a while myself; optimism fading
christmas snow outside atm... big fluffy flakes... supposed to turn to ice then rain over night

3:36 pm

TraderKate

do any of you lurkerz want clues? 25 minutes to closing time here

3:37 pm

smores

Hi again, sorry, got a phone call

3:37 pm

Nef

where do you work, TK?

3:37 pm

smores

LOL ...TK

3:38 pm

smores

I interviewed for a shipping and receiving manager position.

3:39 pm

Nef

That sounds good; have you done that before?

3:39 pm

Nef

(I know zip about that type of job)

3:39 pm

smores

Company is called Smart Warehousing, they are a storage and fulfillment center for various companies.

3:41 pm

smores

Companies ship them them inventory and they store it until it sells and then they ship it to the customer.

3:41 pm

smores

*their

3:41 pm

Nef

that sounds even more interesting to me.

3:42 pm

smores

I have done similar work on a smaller scale.

3:43 pm

smores

Have also done outbound shipping for Amazon
Fulfillment Center.

3:43 pm

Nef

Wow; then this does sound like something you'd be good at. (Did you tell them that?)

3:44 pm

smores

:) of course

3:44 pm

smores

But the job market is pretty rough right now so I'm not getting my hopes up.

3:45 pm

Nef

Crossing fingers, toes and everything else for you; sending good mojo your way on this job. :-)

3:45 pm

smores

Thank you Nef :)

3:45 pm

TraderKate

sorry, i went to take a quick peek at a figure skating forum bichon sent me the link to...
sounds like it's right up your alley smores, wishing you all the luck in the world

3:46 pm

smores

Thanks TK :)

3:47 pm

TraderKate

closing time is for the internet cafe i babble from - hence my only being on 4 days a week for a few hours a day :(

3:48 pm

smores

What time is it for you?

3:49 pm

Nef

It's 3:45PM here

3:49 pm

smores

oh..so I'm 1hour ahead of you then

3:49 pm

TraderKate

i'm eastern time nef, going on 5 p.m. soon

3:50 pm

smores

So we are on the same time then TK

3:50 pm

Nef

ok; I'm just having a problem thinking I guess (I thought you were 2 hours ahead....)

3:50 pm

smores

I thought you were an hour or two ahead of me for some reason.

3:50 pm

TraderKate

was exploring your recipes on your profile smores, will have to do some copy/pasting next time i have time... they sound good - and the tear apart bacon bread - scrumptious!

3:51 pm

crosshair

howdy again everyone:)) back for another kick at this evil little grid;))

3:51 pm

smores

:) yes, it is quite tasty...fattening as all hell...but tasty...lol

3:52 pm

smores

Hiya croossy

3:52 pm

crosshair

howdy smores;)

3:52 pm

smores

1 T left and not seeing it

3:52 pm

Nef

speak of the devil and he shows up! :-)

3:52 pm

TraderKate

hi crossy :))
have you seen the recipe for you on smores' profile?
... and the grid is truly evil today - forced to list at 1/2 way, very tired and even the fish were hiding

3:53 pm

cgypsy

clue for re 5-18 the last one, please....hi all

3:53 pm

crosshair

the pull apart bacon bread? i have made these in the past.they are amazing but they even made my arteries gasp

3:53 pm

smores

yep, mention bacon and here comes crossy :)

3:53 pm

crosshair

:)

3:53 pm

TraderKate

th 4/ 5
th 4/ 5
th 5/ 12
th 5/ 12
th 4/ 6
to 4/ 4
tr 5/14

3:54 pm

smores

sorry cgypsy...don't have it

3:54 pm

TraderKate

try ... pale - again cgypsy

3:54 pm

smores

missing the 1st th5/12

3:55 pm

cgypsy

that's ok smores....

3:55 pm

Nef

the only re 5/18 I have is to plan again

3:56 pm

cgypsy

:) ty ahhh traderkate u give good clues

3:56 pm

Nef

I meant "plant again"

3:56 pm

crosshair

tonight is a nice simple meal cream of shroom soup and bruchetta and a dessert of burnt sugar butterscotch ice cream with baileys drizzled overtop

3:56 pm

TraderKate

th 5/12
mis-spelling of to be dilligent - dotting all your i's and crossing all your t's
or a road is also called a th5/18fare... with alternate spelling

3:56 pm

smores

thanks TK thought I tried that...same as the se5

3:57 pm

crosshair

ty,kate

3:57 pm

TraderKate

that se was my last word! broke my monkey on that one trying to make another word with "sew...'

3:57 pm

Nef

And I'm getting the red bars of death again

3:57 pm

smores

Thanks again...never woulda got that one :)

3:57 pm

crosshair

yaaa for kate!!

3:58 pm

TraderKate

unfortunately, it is time to go have a good one all, happy babbloing, until tomorrow!

3:58 pm

cgypsy

congrats kate!

3:59 pm

smores

Bye TK...have a great evening dear :)

3:59 pm

smores

ekkk...nef...not the red bars of death

3:59 pm

MimiCat

Hi, everyone! Did anyone watch the TV show "24" when it was on? I'm watching back-to-back episodes on my Roku via Netflix....wow...that Bauer family has MEGA drama!

4:00 pm

smores

Hey Mimi :)

4:00 pm

Nef

bye TK!

4:00 pm

smores

No..never got into it

4:00 pm

MimiCat

(smores) You ever watch 24?

4:01 pm

Nef

me neither, Mimi

4:01 pm

smores

Can't remember now, but it was on the same time as something else I watched...lol

4:01 pm

MimiCat

You know, I couldn't get into it either when it was still running but it's actually pretty good and lots of people were totally hooked on it. Give it a try on Netflix.

4:01 pm

smores

Just might do that

4:01 pm

MollyL

24 was one of the best shows on TV. I liked some seasons more than others.

bit of a public notice here asfter a year of warning,microsoft is now rolling out its new outlook software and will be mothballing hotmail and its instant messanger.for those who instant message a lot i advise loading skype as you can use your friends email addy to import them over to skype and once they load im and get a user name as well you can chit chat on instant messanger there

4:26 pm

crosshair

mm,almost said that right,but you get the drift

4:30 pm

smores

Well, I must go start some dinner...not seeing anything else in this grid

4:30 pm

smores

Bye for now :)

4:31 pm

wvteach

bye smores - have a good dinner

4:33 pm

Nef

red boxes of death again; will return later (after a nap) I guess. I finally gopt half way.

4:35 pm

cgypsy

anyone have a clue for so5-18 please...

4:40 pm

MimiCat

I am way overduepawn

4:40 pm

alibabas

so5 one who plants

4:40 pm

MimiCat

ok---gone---later

4:42 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

4:43 pm

cgypsy

ty.....fireworks!

4:43 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo cgypsy!

4:44 pm

alibabas

congrats cg

4:44 pm

cgypsy

ty, ty..:)

4:45 pm

cgypsy

anyone need any clues before I go get ice cream

4:45 pm

alibabas

throw one out just for the fun of it.

4:45 pm

jmcnrick

no thanks

4:46 pm

jmcnrick

that's always a good idea alibabas. . .clue the worst word!

4:46 pm

alibabas

never say no to a free clue!

4:47 pm

alibabas

nith

4:48 pm

jmcnrick

that is probably ni5 you are looking for there alibabas

4:49 pm

cgypsy

hmm okay let's see how bout mi4-10, take ice cream and booze and mi.. them together with a past tense lisp?

4:49 pm

alibabas

I was just fishing and was in the wrong box. But thanks for the hint. I usually don't look at LIckety's Clues unless I really want to solve the whole thing. I usually get about 30% and that's good enough for me.

4:49 pm

alibabas

ahhhh....thanks cgyspy!

4:50 pm

cgypsy

:)

4:50 pm

jmcnrick

i didn't look at lickty but that is the only ni word. . .

4:51 pm

jmcnrick

ty cgypsy

4:51 pm

alibabas

I got it...the ni word. I hardly think to use shortened words but then there they are.

4:51 pm

alibabas

there's a good cookie in the puzzle today.

4:51 pm

jmcnrick

well sometimes they is and sometimes they aint

4:52 pm

jmcnrick

not a word alas!

5:00 pm

MollyL

<---One of those oddballs who has never liked oreos

5:02 pm

rururocks

they are super-fattening

5:03 pm

cosdem

therm

5:03 pm

MollyL

Well then, there is ONE fattening food I don't like.

5:03 pm

rururocks

therm?

5:04 pm

MollyL

Oh no, now I have offended all the oreo lovers.

5:05 pm

crosshair

my beloved only likes the cookie part so i buy the christie oreo baking wafers instead

5:05 pm

cosdem

I only like the Halloween oreos

5:06 pm

cosdem

big news http://on.cnn.com/109fx0O

5:06 pm

MollyL

Wow!

5:08 pm

cosdem

very interesting.

5:08 pm

rururocks

yes I think liking oreos is darling

5:09 pm

cosdem

fireworks

5:12 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo cosd

5:14 pm

jmcnrick

hi ru and cosd

5:14 pm

MollyL

First there was The Sweetheart Of Sigma Chai, now The Darling Of Babble Grid : D

5:14 pm

jmcnrick

darling? an odd choice to discribe a cookie

5:15 pm

MollyL

Or Sigma Chi

5:15 pm

MollyL

Sigma Chai is a Tea Sorority

5:16 pm

jmcnrick

molls i made my sauteecabbage and onions in butter with srispy bacon on top with mashed potatoes (no green onions in the house) and i must say there were fabulous!

5:16 pm

invictus

Who doesn't like oreos?

5:16 pm

MollyL

Anyway Cos, good news about HIV

5:16 pm

jmcnrick

yes a step in the right direction for sure! at least hope for babies. . . .

5:17 pm

MollyL

There is something about the combination of cabbage and fatty meat : )

5:18 pm

jmcnrick

well you can hardly go wrong cooking in butter and adding bacon! haha but it was unexpected good. . .i will cook it again i am sure

5:18 pm

jmcnrick

it just like i found out i liked collards cooked the brazillian style. . . chiffonade the greens and saute in olive oil with garlic. . . heaven!

5:19 pm

rururocks

HIV?

5:19 pm

MollyL

Cos posted a link about a possible HIV cure.

5:19 pm

jmcnrick

as my sister says: grease is great; grease is good; grease is unction for our food

5:19 pm

rururocks

oh.. that's great news

5:19 pm

MollyL

It is nasty cold and wet out. Great night for a fire and I have a big one burning in the fireplace.

5:20 pm

jmcnrick

it has been gloomy all day. . .

5:20 pm

rururocks

75 and sunny here

5:20 pm

rururocks

:D

5:20 pm

rururocks

we have darling weather

5:20 pm

jmcnrick

:-p

5:20 pm

rururocks

in california

5:21 pm

invictus

It is 79 and sunny here.

5:21 pm

jmcnrick

but no spring to speak of. . .

5:21 pm

jmcnrick

hi invictus. . . didn't mean to ignore you

5:21 pm

invictus

It is ok.

5:22 pm

jmcnrick

and i KNOW there is no spring in Texas to speak of. . . haha one of the joys of having moved up here!

5:22 pm

invictus

There is a spring, it just happens in winter. My poor boy and his allergies are going nuts!

5:27 pm

MollyL

Spring that happens in winter...sounds like hell.

5:28 pm

jmcnrick

redbud trees in jan and feb. . . wildflowers in march and april. . .the hillsides covered in blue bonnets and indian paint brushes and buttercups are pretty amazing. . . did the drought kill them this year too?

However, what you all see in black and white pudding I will never know.

6:00 pm

Soodle

I moan & groan, but actually I love having the craic with the youngsters ..,,,

6:01 pm

Soodle

I wa

6:01 pm

Soodle

I wa

6:01 pm

MollyL

Spit it out

6:03 pm

MollyL

And no eggs with that breakfast? Saints preserve us.

6:03 pm

Soodle

Its actually a song.... I was going to sing... Lol

6:04 pm

Soodle

Thats the next verse, eggs and eggs....

6:05 pm

MollyL

So what are all the alcohol metabolizing youth doing tonight?

6:07 pm

Soodle

All in the recovery position, Molls. Paul has returned to the UK. The whole performance will be repeated in two weekd.....

6:08 pm

Soodle

Weeks....

6:08 pm

MollyL

Well, that is a respectable amount of time in between.

6:09 pm

MollyL

And Mother has time to heal her weary self and be ready for round two.

6:10 pm

Soodle

For sure Molls. I'm girding my loins as I type!

6:12 pm

MollyL

Your loins had a party last night? WHEEEEE!

6:15 pm

rururocks

wow.. talk about King of the beasts...

6:15 pm

rururocks

oh.. that was loins

6:16 pm

Soodle

Is it the Fifth Amendment I should plead here? Whatever. No gorey details. Sanctimonious silence!

6:20 pm

MollyL

Sorry. No invoking The Fifth Amendment by Non-US citizens. No wonder the kids were partying down. Mom was gettin' busy elsewhere. Hoo-ah!

6:21 pm

Soodle

Saint Soodle of Babbleonia has no comment!

6:21 pm

MollyL

Sounds like the shamrock wasn't the only thing that got drowned last night. Ahahaha!

6:24 pm

MollyL

But *cough* yeah, *sputter* all you did was *laugh* drive the kids around *cough*

6:26 pm

crosshair

yes! gory details!! filth ! smut! inquiring minds want to know!!

6:30 pm

MollyL

Good luck with that. She has some backwards notion that she must present a pristine persona here. Even though we all know better. (Half naked trampoline stories)

6:32 pm

crosshair

pristine?here?? lol

6:38 pm

smores

Hi again :)

6:38 pm

smores

Back for a few more

6:42 pm

crosshair

wb ,smores

6:42 pm

smores

Hey crossy :)

6:42 pm

crosshair

this grid is evil:(

6:42 pm

smores

I agree

6:43 pm

crosshair

8 r words and i can find but one,the one with the high point tile in it.that"s it

6:43 pm

crosshair

ahh and the ro4=gravy base

6:44 pm

smores

lol...that's the one I thought you meant

6:46 pm

smores

there a ro5/10 thats and plural from that one

6:47 pm

smores

wow...I sure jacked that sentence up

6:48 pm

bookwomen

flower with thorns

6:49 pm

smores

got that one, thanks though

6:50 pm

smores

missing 2 still from the 2nd column r

6:51 pm

MollyL

Like a rope around your neck and then make it one who does

6:52 pm

crosshair

ty,molly

6:53 pm

crosshair

ahh just found out the moving the boat ones:)

6:53 pm

MollyL

: )

6:53 pm

smores

got 'em..

6:53 pm

smores

lol...that was the 2 I was missing crossy, figures an actual common word :)

6:55 pm

crosshair

those pesky normal words! we need more babblet!!

6:55 pm

smores

lol.....nooooo

6:56 pm

smores

Be back later, gonna go watch Bones with my girls :)

7:27 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for re5-14? Thnaks

7:28 pm

mrloser

to summarize (re + a hat

7:28 pm

gapeach

thanks - even

7:28 pm

mrloser

protin

7:28 pm

mrloser

promin

7:29 pm

mrloser

promint

7:29 pm

mrloser

pront

7:29 pm

mrloser

pronti

7:29 pm

gapeach

Thanks so much, mrloser.

7:30 pm

mrloser

sorry, keyboard stuck

7:31 pm

mrloser

month

7:34 pm

HarryHood

hi! 24 left, almost ready to list.

7:37 pm

crosshair

now it is time for crossy" tidbit of the day!!! in Norway retail tax is halved for the entire month of November so people have more money for Christmas:)

7:37 pm

HarryHood

21. missing 5 H's!

7:38 pm

HarryHood

ooh I should go over and buy some sardines.

7:39 pm

crosshair

have to wait till november :)

7:39 pm

HarryHood

yeah well I'm vegetarian anyway :)

7:39 pm

HarryHood

but my cat would certainly like them

7:40 pm

crosshair

then you need no sardines

7:41 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for ni5-10? Thansk

7:41 pm

HarryHood

going to the list for the final 19

7:41 pm

gapeach

Thanks.

7:42 pm

HarryHood

ni5 glycerine

7:42 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, Harry.

7:43 pm

HarryHood

yw

7:43 pm

HarryHood

all this talk of sardines, and I missed the salmon word

7:44 pm

crosshair

lol! Houston airport receives so many baggage complaints that they move the luggage claim area far enough from the customer service kiosk so that the walk to complain was longer than the wait for your suitcases. the number of complaints dropped immediatly

7:45 pm

dan2bit

evening all! clue for the lone O?

7:45 pm

HarryHood

ox4/10

7:46 pm

dan2bit

ty Harry

7:47 pm

HarryHood

yw

7:52 pm

HarryHood

can't monkey my last word - first th5/12?

7:53 pm

HarryHood

done

7:53 pm

dan2bit

woot! congrats

7:54 pm

HarryHood

gnight!

7:54 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for or5-12? Thanks

7:58 pm

dan2bit

braces doc

7:59 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, dan. That was the last one for this grid .....see y'all at the flip. Thanks for all the help.

8:14 pm

crosshair

well,enough for crossy.i wave the white flag on this one.goodnight all.poink!

8:35 pm

mkg

bad grid. no ed, no ing, no un, not much. i have 51 words and struggling.

8:40 pm

mkg

i am done at 57 words. noight all

9:04 pm

rururocks

quitters

9:04 pm

rururocks

:D

9:05 pm

smores

Hi again...back to finish up

9:05 pm

rururocks

that's the spirit smores

9:05 pm

rururocks

don't ever take a grid lying down

9:05 pm

smores

lol...hey ruru

9:07 pm

rururocks

let me know if you get stuck on anything.. i'm here just writing orders

9:08 pm

smores

cool, thanks :)

9:09 pm

smores

I'm definately stuck..but not too frustrated yet :)

9:12 pm

rururocks

yep..it is a problematic grid.

9:12 pm

rururocks

yep..it is a problematic grid.

9:14 pm

dcseain

yes, this is a rough one. Evening, smores and ruru

9:15 pm

rururocks

hiya DC

9:16 pm

rururocks

I'm thinking about what to make for dinner

9:19 pm

smores

Finished !! ;)

9:21 pm

rururocks

wow.. that was fast
congrats

9:21 pm

rururocks

wow.. that was fast

9:21 pm

smores

surprised me too...lol...wasn't seeing anything earlier

9:21 pm

rururocks

or ..oops.. I should say grats

9:22 pm

smores

:)

9:22 pm

rururocks

I got down to three pretty easily.. then those last three were impossible to find

9:24 pm

smores

I had 15 to go when I left earlier, wasn't seeing them, came back and they were just popping out :)

9:25 pm

smores

plurals I had missed and a few fish :)

9:25 pm

rururocks

that's what it takes .. a little time away from the grid and then it's easier to find more

9:25 pm

smores

Yep

9:26 pm

smores

So...did you figure out what's for dinner?

9:27 pm

smores

I took the easy way out...leftovers :)

9:29 pm

rururocks

not sure.. chicken something

9:29 pm

rururocks

not sure.. chicken something

9:30 pm

smores

you're hiccuping again :)

9:30 pm

rururocks

better go make dinner.. well done smores.. see you later..

9:31 pm

smores

Enjoy ruru :)

9:32 pm

rururocks

you can call me ru for short :D

9:38 pm

MollyL

Just call him darling. Everyone else does.
: D

9:39 pm

penquis

I need a clue for one of the wo 4/8....Don't know which I am missing. I have one that ends in e and one that ends in s, if that helps.

9:40 pm

Bugsaw

2 end in s penquis

9:40 pm

Bugsaw

need more?

9:40 pm

penquis

yes, just found the last one. thanks.

9:41 pm

penquis

Got two left. How about a clue for th 5/12 (I already have one 5/12 that ends in e)?

9:42 pm

penquis

just got it, LOL...

9:42 pm

Bugsaw

now you can clue me on that one then lol

9:43 pm

Bugsaw

nevermind got it

9:47 pm

penquis

My last word...Can I get a clue for ho 5/14?

9:48 pm

Bugsaw

add a vowel to the one before it

9:49 pm

penquis

i have no idea what comes before it but i will try to do that with the other fours....thanks.

9:50 pm

Bugsaw

add a vowel to the word that pertains to time then

9:50 pm

penquis

Got it...Thanks! I am done!

9:50 pm

Bugsaw

well done! see you next time

9:50 pm

penquis

Can i help you with anything?

9:51 pm

Bugsaw

no thanks I just finished myself. the i word had my monkeys going nuts

9:51 pm

penquis

it's funny. i got that a while ago just by guessing...have no idea what it means...

I like CNT - I used to be TnC but had a foul up so I had to change my name. Good to see you.

9:56 pm

Nef

hi penquis. I don't think I've met you before!

9:57 pm

CrackersNTea

I have not met Penquis or Bugsaw

9:59 pm

penquis

i have been more of a lurker... ;o)

9:59 pm

MollyL

Bugs has been around for a long time.

10:00 pm

CrackersNTea

I was gone for a long time

10:00 pm

CrackersNTea

Hi Molly

10:01 pm

Nef

it's okay to lurk. Usually when I look (after thinking I'm alone here); there's somewhere around 60-100 lurkers here. But whether they are really "here" or off surfing the 'net is debatable.

10:02 pm

Nef

Where have you been CNT? Life changes keeping you away or what?

10:03 pm

CrackersNTea

My sign on didn't work, then I got a job, then my dad passed, life got crazy and it is starting to settle into a routine,l so I came back. I miss my word games. My kids are bigger now, too, so they can handle a few things on their own.

10:04 pm

Nef

You have 2 kids, right? are they in elementary school now?

10:04 pm

CrackersNTea

I do - great memory! Tea is 9, 10 in August and in 4th grade and Crackers is 7, 8 in July and in 2nd grade.

10:05 pm

Nef

:-) I haven't lost my memory yet! (Good news for me.)

10:07 pm

CrackersNTea

They are both in the highly gifted program at school and the homework is getting harder. ;)

10:08 pm

CrackersNTea

I'm being paged to help with bedtime. Nice to see everyone - I may be back.

10:09 pm

Nef

I'd like to stay; but I think I'm going off to bed now. This cold is kicking my butt.

10:11 pm

Nef

Good night, All. Happy Babbling!

10:22 pm

periwinkle

hi all. A question. Did stidmama have a dog named lucky?

10:24 pm

periwinkle

helloooo

11:09 pm

cosdem

Hi all. Am watching a collection of movie clips with manicial laughing. it is quite amusing

11:26 pm

RoundBarn

this is for CrackersNTea if she comes back. Look out for Rastapopolous who lives s of Carson City and is a wordsmith. She has lived in Reno, and has family there whose kids might match up with yours.

11:33 pm

rururocks

I want to be a lurker.. but I have too much to say. :D

11:34 pm

Pinikula

*just snuck in to try and finish*

11:36 pm

rururocks

hi pini.. let me know if i can help

11:36 pm

Pinikula

Oh, trust me, I'll be a callin' on ya!

11:36 pm

Pinikula

I'm at 6 and am trying not to ask for the 4's! LOL

11:36 pm

Pinikula

oh, wait...I only need 1 4...oy

11:37 pm

Pinikula

how about re5/18?

11:37 pm

rururocks

re + sort of pale

11:37 pm

Pinikula

the other one?

11:37 pm

Pinikula

(have that one)

11:38 pm

rururocks

re+ plant some grain?

11:38 pm

rururocks

or oats

11:38 pm

Pinikula

danke!

11:38 pm

rururocks

re + ... your oats :D

11:39 pm

Pinikula

down to 2 now!! :)

11:39 pm

Pinikula

how about the first se5?

11:39 pm

rururocks

go pini.. ten minutes a word!!!!!!

11:39 pm

rururocks

go pini.. ten minutes a word!!!!!!

11:39 pm

Pinikula

sweet! I can take my time! LOL

11:40 pm

rururocks

I dunno.. took me 20 minutes to find my last three

11:40 pm

cosdem

se + *** *** your boat

11:41 pm

Pinikula

Well, I really shouldn't take my time if I wanna get a Koda-moment in before flip, too

11:41 pm

Pinikula

thx cos :)

11:41 pm

Pinikula

1 to go now :)

11:42 pm

Pinikula

I'm hunting the first th5 and I think I've tried everything...

11:43 pm

rururocks

you need to be Th5 about finding it pini

11:43 pm

Pinikula

...except that one!

11:43 pm

rururocks

you drive on a th5 fair

11:43 pm

Pinikula

oy vey - thanks ru!

11:43 pm

Pinikula

Fireworks!! :)

11:43 pm

rururocks

:D

11:44 pm

Pinikula

that's FOUR gids finished this year!!!! I'm on a roll! :)

11:44 pm

Pinikula

*grids

11:47 pm

Pinikula

now...dashing Koda out ... will be back for flip! (Thanks for the help, guys!)